Category: Cultural Activities
Literature Club for Philosophers: Seneca, “Peace of Mind” (Sofia, Bulgaria)
New Acropolis hosted a new edition of the Literature Club for Philosophers. The participants discussed the ideas enshrined into Seneca’s dialogue “Peace of Mind” and learned what the best ways […]
On-line lecture on alchemy (Czech Republic)
New Acropolis held an on-line lecture focused on alchemists on the court of the emperor Rudolph II. Over thirty listeners tuned in to learn more not only about the alchemists […]
Commemoration of King Alfonso X the Wise on World Library Day (Madrid, Spain)
In commemoration of World Library Day, the Seneca Library organized an activity on the life and work of Alfonso X the Wise, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of his birth. […]
Online lecture on the topic “How to handle our fear” (Slovakia)
The international organization New Akropolis organized an lecture on the topic “How to handle our fear”. In these difficult times, the question is more than actual. Fear is one of […]
Field trip to Carnuntum (Hungary)
Members of New Acropolis organized a trip to Carnuntum (now Bad Deustch-Altenburg and Petronell in Austria), once part of the Roman Empire. A group of thirty-five people visited the site […]
The Meaning of Halloween (Kyoto, Japan)
Even though nowadays Halloween might be only seen as a fun costume day an opportunity for trick or treating, as philosophers, we always try to go back to the origins […]
Lecture on King Arthur (Prague, Czech Republic)
New Acropolis, with endorsement of the major of the city part Prague, organized a lecture in a local park. The lecture was focused on Arthurian legends, but the visitors could […]
Talk series “The secrets of music” (Montevideo, Uruguay)
In these talks we discuss the history of music from the Middle Ages to the present day. We explore how cultural changes, in particular the vision of human beings and […]
Online seminar: Symbolism of fairy tales: Siegfried (Belgrano, Argentina)
New Acropolis presented the online seminar: “Symbolism of fairy tales: Siegfried”. Professor Gonzalo García spoke about the fairy tale of the Nordic and Germanic traditions: Sigfrido, Sigurd o Siegfried. During […]
Lecture series on Japan with Iaido demos (Montevideo, Uruguay)
We carried out a series of lectures on the history of samurai culture in Japan, whereby we explored ethical aspects such as the samurai code, and historical aspects allowing us […]
